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Michigan's Denard Robinson tries to catch a pass while being checked by Utah State's Will Davis during Senior Bowl practice Wednesday. Robinson has not impressed NFL scouts with his skills as a receiver. / Dave Martin/Associated Press

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MOBILE, Ala. -- Scouts left the Senior Bowl on Wednesday after the final padded practices of the week, and their impressions of Michigan's Denard Robinson as a receiver were decidedly unfavorable.

"Not good," one AFC scout told the Free Press. "I think he took himself from like the third, fourth round to like the sixth, seventh round."

Robinson practiced without restrictions for the first time Wednesday after being limited Monday and Tuesday by a nerve problem in his right elbow that left him unable to extend his pinky finger.

He caught all six passes thrown his way during cone drills at the beginning of the workout, but had two drops in seven attempts while running routes, made just one catch in four attempts during one-on-one drills and didn't have a pass thrown his way in seven-on-seven or full team work, where he showed his inexperience running routes and getting off jams at the line of scrimmage.

In a special-teams period at the end of practice, Robinson misjudged several kickoffs. He struggled to field punts earlier in the week.

"He's got to catch the ball a lot better," an NFC scout said. "I have no idea at this point what I would do. He's not a corner, he's an offensive skill guy, but where do you put him?"

Robinson acknowledged that he's still a work in progress but said he "felt pretty good" in his first full day at receiver.

At Michigan, Robinson set the NCAA FBS record for most rushing yards by a quarterback but caught only three passes in his four-year career.

"I still got things to work on," he said. "Got to make sure I go get the ball when I got the ball going my way."

Raiders coach Dennis Allen, who's coaching the North team, said it's too early to make a final assessment on Robinson as a receiver, and scouts said he can improve his draft stock if he shows improvement between now and February's combine, and again between the combine and his pro day in March.

"We saw him a little bit more (on Wednesday), probably not nearly enough to really get a good evaluation of where he is," Allen said. "Obviously, it's going to be a learning experience from him because there's going to be a position switch there.

"But the one thing you do see, and it stands out, is the guy's explosive. And he's really good with the ball in his hands. So I'm looking forward to seeing when we get into the game and see what we can do."

Despite his rushing prowess at Michigan, scouts expressed doubt that Robinson could play anywhere other than receiver in the NFL because of his size.

UConn cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson, who played against him in 2010 when Robinson rushed for 197 yards in a 30-10 U-M victory, said he thinks Robinson can find a home at receiver after going up against him in practice Wednesday.

"You can tell he's still getting used to receiver, but he's got athletic talent that's just a God-given talent," Wreh-Wilson said. "His techniques are going to get better. You can tell he's progressing during this week. He obviously is a threat to go deep at any moment, so you have to respect that."

Despite a limited workload, Robinson said he has made significant strides at receiver with plenty more to come.

"It's just the little things that you've got to work on to be the best receiver," he said. "That's what I want to do, I want to be the best, so I got to work on the little things."